Picture book -- ages 4 and upI
love everything Beatrice Alemagna does and The Big Little Thing is no exception! Simple and beautiful with a mysterious element! You've got to follow along with the various characters and examine their strange and beautiful illustrations to find out what abstract concept is the "big little thing." -Sara

Picture book - ages 3-8
When you are walking down the street or through your apartment building at dinnertime, maybe you can hear dinner sizzling in a skillet and smell things wafting from the oven. You might wonder what your neighbors are preparing for their meal as you are engulfed in the delicious dinner smells. In Felicita Sala's beautiful picture/cookbook story you get to peek inside every home's kitchen at 10 Garden Street and see a community coming together around a table to share their cultures, specialties, and favorite dishes with each other. It is sure to make you hungry, but thankfully Sala has included recipes for each dish she describes! Maybe you and your little one will even make your own version of the 10 Garden Street feast! --Eileen

Picture book - ages 3-8
It is such a bummer when you've planned a special day but things seem to go wrong at every turn. But, as Oge Mora reminds us in this gorgeous book-- if you're spending time with someone you love even the disaster days turn out okay. --Eileen

Picture book - ages 3-7
Such a sweet story about a lonely mole who takes the idea of "making friends" quite literally! The illustrations help spark the imaginative nature of Little Mole as he turns a big ball of snow into a friend, someone he can wait for the bus with and keep warm with a gifted hat. The winter landscape, so soft and comforting in some scenes, is also stark and helps emphasize the chill Little Mole feels when he thinks he's lost his new friend. I loved all the fluffy and aching emotions I felt while reading; it'll be the perfect book to read with loved ones while sipping hot cocoa. Yay to the power of imagination and friendship! (and cheers to kind bus drivers and listening grandmas! -Sara

Picture book - ages 3-8
This choose your own adventure story has lobster three ways: in the water, in the pot, or at the table-- which will you choose?? Plus it's written by a dad (who loves lobster) and his son (who refuses to eat it) which is super cool. --Eileen

Picture book - ages 3-8This is a perfect reminder for any time of the year (but especially at this time of the year about goodwill and love) of how making and sharing food brings us together-- no matter where we are or what we're eating we're all just taking a seat at the greatest table! --Eileen

Picture book - ages 3-8
There are so many different ways to be smart and it’s so important to teach kids that intelligence is harder to define than just doing well on standardized tests. It’s also about science experiments and making friends and playing the ukulele and knowing directions! How freeing to know you’re worthy regardless of how you use your brain. -Sara

Picture Book -- ages 3-6
What is love?? How do you do it and how do you receive it? This book is so freakin’ cute and ping pong is now my favorite metaphor for giving and receiving love. Seriously great. -Sara

Ages 8 - 12
In the small town of Valentine, TX, Sweet Pea has often written in to her favorite advice column in the local paper, Miss Flora Mae I. When Miss Flora Mae suddenly has to leave town, she tasks Sweet Pea with forwarding her mail... only Sweet Pea takes the liberty of replying to some of the letters herself. Navigating her parents' divorce and evolving friendships at school, Sweet Pea realizes it's time to take some of her own advice. This sweet story of empathy and friendship is inclusive, body-positive, and feels like a big hug. I wish I'd had this story as a middle grader! -Casey

Middle Grade -- ages 10 and up
This is a gripping spy thriller about a 12 year old genius who’s recruited by the CIA to help them figure out Einstein’s last equation. The bad guys are white supremacists motivated by their hatred of refugees and the CIA is not to be trusted because of their allegiance to a government who would take Einstein's last equation and use it for nefarious purposes (as that govt did in the past with Einstein's former work). I could hardly put this down once I started it!I loved how sassy and rebellious Charlie is, but she also has her own personal morality that makes sense and spending time with her brain made me, a 33 year old lady (*jenna marbles voice*), feel smarter. -Sara

Ages 12 and up
The latest in a series of anthologies collecting folktales from various traditions, Nordic Myth contains 16 classic tales accompanied by full-page illustrations in an oversize, embossed hardcover volume. - Casey

Ages 14 and up
This is exactly the kind of young adult novel the world needs: topical, thought-provoking, and beautifully written. Marisol’s journey as an LGBTQ asylum seeker in the U.S. brings light to the physical and emotional burdens we place upon migrants while centering on sisterhood, love, and deep inner strength. - Casey

Young Adult - ages 14 and up
Such a beautiful coming-of-age story about three friends in 1980s NYC. Deals with such a variety of subjects -- AIDS, Judy Garland, the Iranian Revolution, coming to terms with sexuality, friendship troubles, Madonna, being yourself, art, and being an immigrant. This felt realistic with a lightheartedness that belies its sadness at times. One of the best YA books I've read this year! -Sara

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